The Leedz Edutainment Podcast

Spoke with rapper Wais P about growing up in Crown Heights Brooklyn, Forming The Ranjahz, signing with Jay-Z and Def Jam, working with DJ Premier, The Pimp Game, setbacks, and continuing to make music that’s real.

Great interview with videographer Sando Films about growing up in Hull MA, breakdancing, getting into a lot of trouble, filming shows, making music videos, surviving a near fatal crash, and Eminem being the GOAT 🐐

Great convo with rapper, chef, restauranteur Avi Shemtov 👨‍🍳 Talked about the 2005-10 Boston Hip Hop scene, frat rap transition, the challenges of opening a restaurant and food truck, middle eastern food, selling beer, cheeseburgers, and running a successful business with a good team.

Great convo with Alternative Rapper Vincent Tesoro about living on the south shore, listening to Punk and Hip Hop, overdosing and being revived, finding faith, Christian Hip Hop, making an Emo/Pop Punk album, not being in a box, and working in recovery.

Spoke with alternative rapper Justin Clancy about growing up on the North Shore, going viral as a token bad white rapper in high school, drugs and alcohol, transitioning into singing, songwriting in LA, working with Not Beatz , selling out the Middle East Nightclub, and connecting with your fans.

Had a promoter to promoter convo with NaviPromo about the struggles growing up in Boston, joining the military, the ins and outs of promoting, street team etiquette, club nights, booking the Lox, and celebrating 20 years as a company.

Great convo with rapper V Knuckles of N.B.S. about living in Cambridge, forming N.B.S. with Flash, signed to Maurice Starr at 13, hustling 24/7, touring the world, working with the Snowgoons , Summer Sessions solo album, partying lifestyle , and finally starting to settling down.

Spoke with MC, singer, poet, and activist Jazzmyn Red about teaching Hip Hop culture in the Middle East, growing up in Brockton, 2Pac vs Biggie, systemic racism, being a teacher, making positive and truthful music, female rappers, meeting Alicia Keyes, and the challenges of being multiracial.

Caught up with Lisa Finelli-Fallon about starting Boston Cannabis Week , growing up in NY, being a media buyer, moving to Boston, working in the local music scene, raising money, meeting her husband at a Leedz show, planning a festival, cannabis restrictions and regulations, and handling the stress of being a business owner.

Spoke with New England rapper Jay Kinser about living in Haverhill MA, starting EXP The Expendables , setbacks, anxiety, working non stop , solo projects, working with Snowgoons , and getting back to live shows.